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Can Skills England plug the UK’s skills gap to give Labour the growth it craves?

Labour’s new quango is
tasked with ‘transforming the skills landscape’ to fill skill shortages and offer alternatives to university

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Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25

As the government wrestles with how to “Get Britain Working”, Big Issue Recruit’s ethical, end-to-end employment support is delivering results for its candidates

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How Labour’s new Skills England can save the construction industry and fix the housing crisis

Labour’s new skills body aims to transform opportunities and drive growth and nowhere could that make more of a difference than in fixing the housing crisis

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I was a drunk and homeless at 19. Volunteering helped me get my life back

Some 74% of unemployed people who try volunteering feel more employable afterward, a Pro Bono Economics study suggests

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I was on benefits and struggling to support my family. Here’s how I turned my life around

Byron O’Connor, Generation UK alumni and tech consultant at OpenCredo, explains how a skills bootcamp completely changed his life

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I was on benefits and struggling to support my family. Here’s how I turned my life around

Byron O’Connor, Generation UK alumni and tech consultant at OpenCredo, explains how a skills bootcamp completely changed his life

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I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’

When former Big Issue vendor Leventica was younger, she dreamed about being a translator. Big Issue Recruit helped her land a dream job

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I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’

When former Big Issue vendor Leventica was younger, she dreamed about being a translator. Big Issue Recruit helped her land a dream job

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Considering a new job? Here’s how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire

From midwife to scaffolder, teacher to restaurateur, here’s how you can pivot career paths and do what you love.

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